Chris Rothbauer Email & Phone Number

Carrollton, Texas, United States

Auburn, Alabama, United States

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• 114-bed acute care hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Assured spiritual assessments of patients and families/caregivers/staff/employees in emergency, surgical intensive care unit, and burn.
• Visited and counseled 10-15 patients, families, and staff two to four times weekly in ER rotation. Visited and counselled 16 patients per week in surgical ICU rotation. Visited and counseled six to ten patients weekly.
• Worked as the families’ liaison between the doctors and nursing staff. Kept the family abreast of their loved one’s status, as well as counseling those whose loved ones died. Comforted and assisted the family with any.
• Participated in interdisciplinary rotation of outpatient palliative care at the hospital’s Brown Cancer Center. Participated in interdisciplinary rounding of inpatient palliative care with the hospital’s palliative.
• Charted record of spiritual care services via Cerner software. Presented weekly briefings to CPE Supervisor. Worked within interdisciplinary team of thirteen colleagues.
• Accrued more than 1200 hours of clinical hours and three units of CPE.

Houghton, MI

• A 103-member rural congregation in Houghton, Michigan. Assured the needs of the congregation were met through pastoral care, counseling, and support, designed worship services and religious education programs.
• Acted as solo minister in a small, rural congregation of 103 members. Provided pastoral care, counseling, and support to members and friends of the congregation. Visited members in their homes, nursing facilities, and.
• Designed and led innovative worship services in the congregation that were attended by approximately forty members, friends, and visitors weekly. Was available to chat with newcomers and members after the services.
• Acted as head of staff for a six-member staff team within the congregation. Supervised, hired, and oriented staff members and responded as needed to staff concerns.
• Designed and led religious education courses for youth and adults. Led three youth through a coming of age program within the congregation. Implemented courses for adults on world religions and spiritual practices.
• Cultivated relationships with leaders in the community, businesses and local citizens. Was a public face for Unitarian Universalism in the Houghton area. Helped found the Keweenaw LGBTQ Network and Keweenaw Showing Up.

Calgary, Canada Area

• A 240-member urban congregation in the center of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Provided pastoral care, counseling and support to members. Led worship services once a quarter. Designed and led religious education courses.
• Acted as intern minister in a medum, urban congregation of 240 members. Provided pastoral care, counseling, and support to members and friends of the congregation. Visited members in their homes, nursing facilities.
• Designed and led innovative worship services in the congregation once a month that were attended by approximately 100 members, friends, and visitors. Was available to chat with newcomers and members after the services..
• Designed and implemented a religious education course on classism and socio-economic class issues for adults that was attended by approximately ten members. Coordinated the congregation’s covenant group program of six.
• Designed and implemented a Compassion Connection caring and pastoral care program to enhance connections within the congregation between those who need practical help and those willing to provide it. Coordinated.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• A historic 175-member urban congregation in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Provided pastoral care, counseling and support to members. Led worship services once a quarter. Designed and led religious education courses.
• Acted as intern minister in a medium, urban congregation of 175 members. Provided pastoral care, counseling, and support to members and friends of the congregation. Visited members in their homes, nursing facilities.
• Designed and led innovative worship services in the congregation once a quarter that were attended by approximately eighty members, friends, and visitors. Was available to chat with newcomers and members after the.
• Designed and implemented a religious education course on world religions for adults that was attended by approximately ten members. Led a covenant group of ten members where spiritual topics determined by the lead.
• Designed a program to connect the congregation with people and organizations within its immediate neighborhood. Recruited team to implement plan after my departure.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

• 114-bed acute care hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Assured spiritual assessments of patients and families/caregivers/staff/employees in emergency, intensive care units, and general patient.
• Visited and counseled 10-15 patients, families, and staff weekly in ER rotation. Visited and counselled 25 patients per week in a general care hospital rotation. Familiarity with over five cases per week concerning.
• Worked as the families’ liaison between the doctors and nursing staff. Kept the family abreast of their loved one’s status, as well as counseling those whose loved ones died. Comforted and assisted the family with any.
• Charted record of spiritual care services. Presented weekly briefings to CPE Supervisor. Worked within interdisciplinary team of nine colleagues.
• Accrued more than 400 hours of clinical hours and one unit of CPE.

Certificate In Spiritual Direction

Master Of Arts In Leadership Studies - Mals, Leadership Studies

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Divinity/Ministry

Master Of Arts - Ma, Philosophy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Philosophy And English, 3.92

• Minored in German • Completed with Honors • Studied abroad at the University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England, 2007-2008 • Graduated.